“My goal is to educate as many renters as possible because a lot of them don’t think they qualify. A lot of people think renting is cheaper. When has rent ever gone down?" said Mitchell's Cory Marek.
“A lot of people got a lot of assistance in every part of their life during COVID-19, and now that is starting to dry up,” said Peter Smith, noting home evictions, emergency shelter are on the rise.
Habitat for Humanity in Rapid City is constructing a single-family home in a crowded housing market.The group says more projects like this are possible since the state legislature passed a $200 million housing grant program.
There are currently zero vetoes lawmakers must consider ahead of a day scheduled for considering bill rejections.However, Governor Kristi Noem has yet to sign two bills she strongly opposed during the regularly scheduled session.